PROVINCETOWN — This summer, a perfect storm — combining sky-high fuel costs, a scarcity of experienced crew members, low wholesale prices, sharp declines in what scallop fishermen are allowed to […]
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ON THE FLATS
Where Farm to Table Meets Dogs and Drains
Protecting Provincetown’s oyster flats from dangers ‘real and perceived’
PROVINCETOWN — If you set off from the West End boat ramp at low tide and walk out towards the breakwater, it doesn’t take long to reach the low-slung oyster […]
FATAL ACCIDENT
Teacher Is Killed in Apparent Hit and Run on Route 6 in Wellfleet
Police seek information in the death of Jeffrey Richardson, 59
WELLFLEET — Jeffrey Richardson, 59, of Brookfield, Conn. died on July 11 at Cape Cod Hospital after what the Wellfleet police called “a possible hit and run accident” on Route […]
ENVIRONMENT EXCHANGE
Visitors From Mexico Take Lessons From the Herring River
Four university students from Michoacán learn about rallying a village
WELLFLEET — The decades-long fight to unite local stakeholders behind the restoration of the Herring River — the largest salt marsh restoration project in Massachusetts history — has created ripples […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Who Owns Earth’s Orbit?
A skywatcher keeps an eye, warily, on proliferating satellites
Sometimes good starwatching is as simple as stepping outside on a clear night and looking up at the sky. It’s exciting when there’s a particular object to see, like a […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
One Fine Week for Bluefish, Bass, and Tuna Fishing
Two fine messes we’re in: warm water and too many seals
Fishing this week was solidly good for bluefish, striped bass, and tuna. Water temperatures are rising to extremely warm levels for this part of the world, however. I recorded temperatures […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Jill Biden Is Coming to Town
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Questions About Town Government?
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, July 20 Shellfish […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Kmiec Appointed to Shellfish Board
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendarand click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Cooks Brook Beach Closed
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings are […]
OPIOIDS
Fentanyl in Drug Supply Spurs Community Response
Contaminated drugs may present dangers for unaware partygoers
PROVINCETOWN — Gwen Kavlouskas-Noyes, who owns Big Daddy’s Burritos in Provincetown, says that though she has long been aware of the problem of opioids, they always felt distant from her […]
SUBSTANDARD
Last Tenants at Truro Motor Inn Are Evicted
A years-long saga has forced multiple families off Cape
TRURO — Nicholas and Angela Rose and their two children were evicted from their home at the Truro Motor Inn last week — marking the end of an intractable chapter […]
DUNE SHACKS
Del Deo Rejects a 2-Year Permit From Park Service
Evicted, the 94-year-old artist seeks to defend ‘the principles of these shacks’
PROVINCETOWN — Artist and restaurateur Sal Del Deo, 94, has rejected an offer from Cape Cod National Seashore Supt. Brian Carlstrom of a two-year special-use permit for the dune shack […]
PUBLIC WORKS
Truro Select Board Picks Route 6 for New DPW Facility
Voters will need to approve use of the site at the next town meeting
TRURO — The Truro Select Board voted unanimously to place a new $30-million dept. of public works facility at 340 Route 6, a wooded area next to the police and […]
